Milkman&#39;s bottle-carrier.



No. 798,119. PATBNTED JUNE 27, 1905. 0. ZIEGENGEIST. MILKMANS BOTTLECARRIER.

APPLIOATION FILED H1327. 1905.

Z SHEETSSHEET INVENTOQ No. 793,119. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. 0.ZIEGENGEIST.

MILKMANS BOTTLE CARRIER,

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27. 1905.

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OTTO ZIEGENGEIST, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MILKIVIANS BOTTLE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,119, dated June 27,1905.

Application filed February 27, 1905. Serial No. 247,638.

To ('b/Z whom it 7)L(b 7/ concern.-

Be it known that LOTTO ZIEGENGEIST, a citi- -Zen of the United States,and a resident of St.

Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMilkmens Bottle-Carriers, of which the following is a speciticationcontaining a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in milkmens bottle-carriers; and itconsists of the novel features herein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved milkmansbottle-carrier as seen looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 1in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a side elevation as seen looking in the directionindicated by the arrow 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection on the lines 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 4 and looking in the directionindicated by the arrows, said section being also on a plane parallelwith Fig. 2. Fig. is an end elevation as seen looking in the directionindicated by the arrows 1 in l, 2, and 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the end rings 5, 6, 7, and 8 andthe intermediate rings 9 and 10 are adapted to receive the largemilk-bottles. Posts 11, 12, and 13 extend downwardly from the outersides of the rings 5, 9, and T, and posts 14, 15, and 16 extenddownwardly from the outer sides of therings 6, 10, and 8. Thecarrier-supportingbars 1T, 18, and 19 connect the lower ends of theposts 11 .14, 12 15, and 13 16. Posts 20 and 21 extend downwardly fromthe end sides of the rings 5 and '7, and posts 22 and 23 extenddownwardly from the end sides of the rings 6 and 8. Thebottle-supporting bars 21 and 25 connect the lower ends of the posts 20and 21 and 22 and 23, said bottle-supporting bars being some distanceabove the bars 17, 18, and 19, so that the bars 17, 18, and 19 mayprotect the bottles resting upon the bars 21 and 25, the bottles beinginserted downwardly through the rings upon the bars 24: and 25, saidbars being made of springy material. so as to reduce the liability ofbreaking the bottles, and said bars 17, 18, and 19 serving as feet tosupport the carrier when it is set upon the ground or floor. The rings5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are arranged in the form of a rectangle havingrounded corners. A brace 26 extends from the post 21 entirely around therectangle, said brace being connected to the outer faces of the posts23, 16, 15, 14, 22, 20, 11, 12, 13, and again to the post 21', thelarger part of said brace being vertical and portions 27, 28, 29, and 30of said brace being turned to horizontal positions to form bottoms forthe small milk-bottles and for the crean'i-bottles.

An upper half-ring 31 is connected to the posts 20 and 22. A similarupper half-ring32 is connected to the posts 21 and 23. Posts 33 and 34:extend downwardly from the centers of the half-rings3l and 32, and a barconnects the lower ends of said posts 33 and 34;, said bar comprisingthe horizontal portions 35 and 36, extending from the posts 33 and 3% tothe portions 30 and 27, and the vertical portion 37, connecting theportions 35 and 36 and serving as a partition between the lower ends ofthe large bottles. The lower half-rings 38 and 39 connect the posts 20,22, and 33 and the posts 21, 23, and 34:, respectively. Segments 40 and41 connect the posts 20 and 22 and 21 and 23 in the same plane as thehalf-rings 38 and 39 to complete the housing of the lower ends of thesmall milk-bottles. The upper halfrings 42 and 43 are connected to theposts let, 15, and 16 and the lower half-rings 14 and #15 are connectedto the posts 14c, 15, and 16 to form the housing for the cream-bottles,said cream-bottles resting upon the portions 28 and 29 of the brace 26.

The carrying-handle comprises posts *6, LT, 43, and T9, secured to thebottle-supporting bars 24 and 25 and to the rings 5, 6, 7, 8, S, and 10;the arms and 5l,extcnding upwardly from the posts 4:6 and 47; the gripportion 52, connecting the upper ends of the arms 50and 51; the arms 53and 51, extending upwardly from the posts *8 and 19; the grip portion55, connecting the upper ends of the arms 53 and 5-1; the tubular grip56, mounted upon the grip portions and 55, and the wedge 57, holding thetube 56 in place, the arms 50 51 53 51 serving as partitions between theupper parts of the large milk-bottles.

I desire to call especial attention to the round corners of the carrierwhen seen in plan, as in Fig. l, to the fact that one side of the deviceis straight and smooth, so as not to catch the clothing of the personcarrying the device, to the fact that all the bottles are held elevated,so as not to contact with rocks or other obstacles when set upon theground, and to the fact that all the bottles rest upon flat springymaterial. The round corners prevent the device from striking andcatching gate-posts and the like, and the device is light, simple, andinexpensive.

I claim 1. In a bottle-carrier, a plurality of flat metal posts, aplurality of flat metal rings secured to said posts; andflat metalsupporting- -bars secured to the lower ends of the posts and crossingeach other beneath the rings; substantially as specified. v

2. In a bottle-carrier, a plurality of flat metal posts, a plurality offlat metal rings secured to said posts; flat metal supporting-barssecured to the lower ends of the posts and crossing each other beneaththe rings; and a carrying-handle secured to certain of thesupporting-bars and to certain of the rings; substantially as specified.

3. In a bottle-carrier, a series of posts; a series of fiat metalbottle-supporting bars crossing one another and secured at their ends tothe lower ends of the posts; fiat metal rings secured to the upper endsof the posts; acarrying-handle secured to certain of the supporting-barsand to certain of the rings; flat metal strips bent into semicircularform and secured to certain of the posts; and flat metalbottle-supporting bars, arranged beneath the siemicircular bent strips;substantially as speci- In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO ZIEGENGEIST. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIcKs, JOHN C. HIGDON.

